Woo-hoo! At 6:30AM boats started pulling out of Elizabeth City. It was quite a procession as the sun came up. We were kind of in the middle of the pack as we all headed towards Albermarle Sound. When we started the crossing it was very pleasant – about one foot waves with 10 knot winds, so all the sails were up. We hadn’t had the sails up since Chesapeake Bay so it felt pretty good to have the wind pulling us along. It is quite a large body of water and I guess it must have been pretty nasty while we hung out in Elizabeth City. Navigation was easy today because we had other boats to follow. Just hope they knew where they were going!
As usual, the really great thing about being at the docks here was getting to know more of our fellow travellers. We went out for dinner a few times with these new friends, did laundry together and provided each other with endless boating advice and commentary on the US getting a historically significant new president. Many boaters seem to be fairly liberal but by talking more people are all over the spectrum.
Crossing the Sound led us to the start of the Alligator River. By afternoon the sun was out and the temp was hitting around 70°. Our search for Alligators turned up nothing, and I think we probably saw all there were. Christopher did some good sight seeing with his binoculars as well. We were fortunate to come to a roomy anchorage with peaceful conditions. No getting up in the middle of the night to see if we were still there.
As usual, the really great thing about being at the docks here was getting to know more of our fellow travellers. We went out for dinner a few times with these new friends, did laundry together and provided each other with endless boating advice and commentary on the US getting a historically significant new president. Many boaters seem to be fairly liberal but by talking more people are all over the spectrum.
Crossing the Sound led us to the start of the Alligator River. By afternoon the sun was out and the temp was hitting around 70°. Our search for Alligators turned up nothing, and I think we probably saw all there were. Christopher did some good sight seeing with his binoculars as well. We were fortunate to come to a roomy anchorage with peaceful conditions. No getting up in the middle of the night to see if we were still there.
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